Written questions

593 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on the effectiveness of parliamentary scrutiny of t

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to assess the EU retained law it wishes to (a) keep, (b) amend and (c) reject at the end of 2023.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure students living in (a) halls of residence and (b) other properties supplied via non-domestic energy suppliers receive support under t

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an option of a repayment holiday for student loans as part of his package of cost of living support for people on low incomes.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Enterprise Partnerships: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of the local economic plans drafted by Local Enterprise Partnerships have been implemented.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Enterprise Partnerships: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of the 38 Local Enterprise Partnerships submitted local economic plans; and how many and what proportion of these were subsequently approved by his De

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Enterprise Partnerships: Regional Planning and Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding his Department has provided to each Local Enterprise Partnership to finance the development of local economic plans since 2011.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Enterprise Partnerships: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding the Government has provided to Local Enterprise Partnerships in each financial year since 2011.

6 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Solar Power: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of VAT is for battery upgrades to existing domestic solar installations.

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liothyronine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding access to the drug Liothyronine T3 for people with hypothyroidism.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Removal Services and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of creating a single point of contact for the removals and storage sector.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of applying regulations on the use of mopeds to e-scooters.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Bristol North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of staff in early years settings in Bristol North West constituency.

7 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Business Services: Blackpool

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of moving the Defence Business Services Offices from Cheadle Hulme and Walker House to Blackpool; and what provisions his Department is making to su

7 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reducing and (b) ending the penalty charge for early withdrawal from a lifetime ISA.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Local Net Zero Forum

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Local Net Zero Forum, how often the Forum has met; what the membership of the Forum is; and whether minutes from the Forum will be published.

29 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Motorway Service Areas: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to support the introduction of electric vehicle charging points at motorway service stations in the North of England.

25 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Independent Faith Engagement Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of when the Independent Faith Engagement Review will be published.

23 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review: Repayments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds due to the changes made by the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC.

23 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Loan Charge is estimated to raise, separate from other measures.

21 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Efficiency Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to establish the Energy Efficiency Taskforce announced in the Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022; and which organisations he plans to invite to join that body.

21 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022 of additional funding for schools in the next two years, what assessment she has made of the pro

21 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Sizewell C Power Station: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement in the Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022 that the Government will invest £700 million in the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant, (a) whe

21 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Energy: Conservation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to para 5.6 of the Autumn Statement, CP 751, published on 17 November, how much of the existing £6.6bn funding for energy efficiency is allocated to which programmes.

14 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Bristol City Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential financial impact of the potential removal of the Homes for Ukraine scheme tariff on Bristol City Council.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made in implementing the Safety Valve high needs intervention programme; and how many more local authorities she plans to invite to receive funding and support through that prog

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, whether his Department plans on extending the provision in that Instr

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Audit: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals on audit reform.

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Audit and Company Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to bring forward legislative proposals to make (a) resilience statements and (b) audit and assurance policies a new statutory requirement fo

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Audit: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the draft Audit Reform Bill; and whether he plans to consult with stakeholders on the content of an early draft of the Bill.

Source: official written-questions record.